Galley clamp



F. J. METZ GALLEY CLAMP March 11, 1930.

Filed Aug. 15. 1928 Fa-. 1U.

IN VEN TOR. a/rJMeQ Patented Mar. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES FREDERICK J.METZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GALLEY CLAMP Application filed August 13, 1928.

This invention relates generally to printers galleys, and has moreparticular reference to a novel clamp therefor removably holding anidentification tag or card.

The invent-ion has for an object the provision of a device of the classmentioned, which is of simple durable construction, desirable andefficient in action and which can be manufactured and sold at areasonable cost.

The invention proposes the use of rearwardly turned tips on spacedprongs integral with a plate between the prongs and integral with asecond plate at substantially right angles to said plate and disposedrearwards and with integral prongs on opposite sides of the secondplate. The said second plate has an upturned rear edge for cooperatingwith the latter mentioned prongs in the holding of the device on theedge of a printers galley. The edges of the first mentioned prongs,adjacent the first mentioned plate are roughened on their rear sides andthe adjacent edges of the plate are roughened on the front side forgripping a card disposed between these edges simultaneously with thegripping action of the said rearwardly turned tips.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the object andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosureFig. 1 is a perspective view of a printers galley with the clampapplied.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the clamp, per se.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 5 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail fragmentary vertical sectional view, takenon the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional View, taken on the line 77of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 88 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of the device, and,

gagged on the galley.

Serial No. 299,187.

Fig. 10 is a front view thereof. The reference numeral indicatesgenerally a printers galley of any design or construction and having anopen end with a free edge galley clamp 17 is shown engaged on this edge.

The clamp 17 is made from one integral piece of sheet metal and has apair of prongs 18'substantially vertical, and spaced from each other andconnected at their lower edges to a plate 19, which is alsosubstantially vertical. The lower portions of these prongs are bent asat 20 so as not to lie in the plane of the plate 19, and the topsof theprongs have rearward tips 21 of engaging with a small area against acard engaged in the device.

A second plate 22 is integral with the plate 19 and disposedsubstantially horizontally rearwards of the plate 19, and has its rearedge bent upwards as indicated by numeral 23. A pair of prongs 24 areintegral with the said second plate at their front ends which are curvedas shown at 25 for disposing them out of and above the plane of theplate 22.

In Fig. 5 the dot and dash lines 13 indicate the manner in which theclamp is en- The plate 22 assumes a position on the lower side of thegalley, with the upturned ed e 23 digging therein, while the prongs 2 1are on the top side of the galley for forming the reaction to the stressof the digging edge 23.

The side edges of the prongs 18, adjacent I the plate 19 are roughenedor serrated on their rear sides as indicated by numeral 26, and theadjacentedges of the plate 19 are roughened or serrated on their frontsides as indicated by numeral 27. The dot and dash lines 28 in Fig. 4indicates a card engaged in front of the plate 19 and in rear of theprongs 18. The inturned rearward tips 21 dig into the card 28 forholding it against being drawn upwards, and the roughened edges 27 and26 dig into the card for holding it against being drawn sidewise.

In Figs. 9 and 10 a modified form of the device has been illustrated inwhich the plate 19 has its side edges adjacent the prongs 18,

curved form for bent towards the front as indicated by numeral 27 andthe tips of these edges are roughened or serrated for coacting with theroughened or serrated edges 26 of the prongs 18, the opposite side ofone of the prongs being shown in Fig. 3 in which numeral 26 appears.

In operation, when the galley is full of set type and the user thereofis awaiting 319 printing instructions, one of the clamps 17 is engaged011 its edge as shown in Fig. 1 and a card 28 stating the character ofthe type is engaged in the clamp.

While I have shown and described the pre- 75 ferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reseri' ed to allchanges and modilieations coming within the scope of the in- 2-) ventionas defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A galley clamp, comprisinga pair of spaced prongs integral with a plate, a second plate integralwith the said plate and substantially at right angles thereto, theprongs having rearward turned tips and roughened rear sides adjacent thesaid plate so and the plate having roughened front sides on the edgesadjacent the prongs, and spaced prongs on the sides of said second plateand integral therewith.

2. A galley clamp, comprising a pair of 33 spaced prongs integral with aplate, a second plate integral with the said plate and substantially atright angles thereto, the prongs having rearward turned tips androughened rear sides adjacent the said plate and the plate havingforward bent and roughened front sides on the edges adjacent the prongs,and spaced prongs on the sides of said second plate and integraltherewith.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

FREDERICK J. METZ.

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